New Applications

1. Qualifying Application completed with a $25 qualifying fee (separate from commission filing fee).
2. Examination Registration Form* along with $75 registration fee (separate fee).
   
   

   Once an applicant has taken and passed the examination, the following documents must be filed with the Secretary of State's office along with the $35 commission filing fee, in order to receive their notary commission:

3. Two (2) Oaths of Office, properly executed. Send one (1) to Secretary of State and file one (1) with parish Clerk of Court.
4. Official Signature page.
5. Surety Bond or Personal surety bond approved by the parish Clerk of Court in the
   amount of $10,000. 
                      OR
   Errors and Omissions policy in the amount of $10,000.
                      OR
   Attorneys provide a certificate of good standing from the Louisiana Supreme Court
   (504-310-2300) issued within the past 30 days. Attorneys do not have to file a notary bond.
6. $35 commission filing fee - credit card, check or money order (payable to the Secretary of State).
   
   
   * Attorneys are excluded from #2 *
   
   
   First time applicants who wish to submit their documents online click here.
   
   
   If you have already started your new applicant filing process with our office but it is not complete or has been returned by our office to you for correction, please contact us by email notaries@sos.la.gov or 225.922.0507 to obtain your applicant id # and access code before using the online filing.